Dublin Symphony Orchestra members

André Cavanagh, born into a musical family in Dublin, began studying French Horn under the tutelage of elder brother, Raymond aged 9. Following this, he spent a number of  

years at the Royal Irish Academy of Music under Victor Malirsh before studying at the Royal  

Northern College of Music with Derek Taylor, Peter Francomb and Bob Ashworth.

André is a regular performer with the RTE Concert Orchestra, the Ulster Orchestra and worked with the Irish Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra of St. Cecelia, and the Orquestra 

Classica do Sul, Portugal. 

As a soloist, he has performed with the National Symphony  Orchestra of Ireland, the Hibernian Orchestra and most notably, alongside Soprano  

Christiane Karg with the Orchestra of St. Cecelia. 

As a conductor, he has held positions with the Fingal Youth Orchestra, Blackrock College  Orchestra, Blackrock Jazz Band, Knocklyon Concert Band and is currently director of the  Newpark Community Orchestra. 

André is also a keen arranger and Musical Director. In 2016, he was Musical Director of a  project in aid of Pieta House – a reimagining of Michael Jackson’s ‘You are not alone’ which  peaked at Number 1 in the iTunes charts shortly before Christmas that year. 

During  lockdown, he produced a number of online collaborations, most notably a virtual  performance of the closing minutes of Mahler’s 2nd Symphony by knitting together the  

individual recordings of 114 instrumentalists and singers from around the country.

Lorcan Cosgrave.

 Liliana Mahu.

Oona Whelan

Louis Herbert.

Patrick McKenny.

Noemie Soules.

Alastair Boles

Tony Whittam

Sarah Burn

 The Dublin Symphony Orchestra (DSO), formed in 1967,  is one of Dublin’s oldest non-professional orchestras and celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2018. 

Members include experienced players and pre-professional musicians from a range of occupational backgrounds, many of them professional music teachers and musicians. 

The orchestra performs a range of music from the classical and romantic symphonic repertoire and some 20th century repertoire. Over the decades the DSO has worked with some of Ireland’s most renowned soloists and conductors. 

Fernando Bonani